Nearest airport:
Tours at 55 Kilometres
Nearest ferry:
Caen at 250 Kilometres
Nearest train:
Saumur at 25 Kilometres
Nearest motorway:
Chateau du Loir at 35 Kilometres
Car:
necessary
Le Noyer and Le Figuier are situated about 25km north of Saumur in the Loire Valley, on a the edge of a small, rural village. The village is surrounded by rolling countryside, forests, vineyards, lakes and the beautiful chateaux of the Loire region. Although small, the village has its own bakery, bar/cafe, grocery store, butchers and post office. There is also a museum dedicated to the sculptor Jules Desbois, assistant to Rodin. Larger supermarkets are only 5kms away. Our nearest port is Caen which is a 3.5 hour journey by car. Cheaper ferry crossings are available Dover -Boulogne with a 5 hour car journey to the farmhouse. Tours airport is about 50 minutes away, Nantes about 1.5 hours & Angers half an hour. Tours & Nantes are both served by Ryanair, with flights from Stansted (Tours) and East Midlands (Nantes). Angers is served by FlyBe from Southampton. Car hire is available at all the airports mentioned.